Mariano Fernandez

Mariano Fernandez, 63, Chilean ambassador to the U. S. from 2006 to 2009, was recently named Chile's Minister of Foreign Affairs. His diplomatic career has included postings across Western Europe. A serious collector with a cellar of some 3,500 bottles, Fernandez is also an unofficial ambassador of Chilean wine.

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